Garden Design – Choosing Plants

If you need help choosing the right plants for your beds and borders, then this Garden Design course is for you! Award winning designer Christine Pritchard will discuss suitable trees, shrubs and perennials and how to put them together for best effect.

Who will be my tutor?

How will I learn?

New ideas or techniques will be introduced at the start. You will be shown a wide range of live plant material and be invited to consider how this might be used to good effect in your own garden. Students are encouraged to share their own experiences/ garden problems/ solutions with the group so that everyone can benefit. Use of Latin names for plants is made very simple and kept to a minimum. Enjoyable and relaxed environment.

Which department is this course in?

Department of Hospitality, Spa Industry & Landbased.

Where will I need to go on my first day?

What do I need to bring?

Some photographs of your garden if you have one. The photographs do not need to be high quality. A note pad and pen. All materials are provided but please bring your own drawing equipment if you want to.

What else do I need to know?

To avoid disappointment, please make sure you enrol on your chosen course early. Decisions regarding running or cancelling a course are made one week prior to the start of the course. If a course is cancelled, you will be informed and your course fees refunded in full.
Please see Terms and Conditions of Enrolment.

The course will not run on bank holidays or during half term. Please check the term dates.